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Fiordland Advocate
Page 6 | 12 April, 2012
This column today is more of an
open letter squarely ‘aimed’ and
‘targeting’ a very small persistent
group of shooters who continue to
ignore basic laws associated with
legal hunting. Anyone else can feel
free to stop reading here as this is
not directed in any way toward law
abiding recreational or commercial
hunters.
Some of this may sound a bit like
repetition, but the message is
simply not getting through to those
who need it.
Police continue to receive
complaints in relation to
ongoing illegal hunting activities
throughout Southland including
Milford Road, Hollyford area,
Manapouri, around Mossburn and
Lumsden, Blackmount...
To those who I refer to (commonly
known as ‘poachers’), listen
up and listen good. Police,
Department of Conservation and
private landowners are taking a
zero tolerance approach to illegal
hunting. Farmers and forestry
companies have had an absolute
‘gutsful’ of poachers interfering
with their land. Offenders caught
can expect to be prosecuted.
You can also expect action
taken to have your firearms
licence revoked. I will repeat
this part in case you missed it.
Prosecution and revocation of your
firearms licence. You will also be
trespassed from that particular
property and likely all adjacent
land as well.
Any form of hunting where a
permit has not been obtained or
where specific permission to hunt
has not been given is illegal.
And it does not stop there. Hunting
outside the conditions of any
permit is also illegal. This includes
Spotlighting in or ‘into’ a national
park.
You may face a range of charges
under the following legislation:
• Illegal Hunting: Wild Animal
Control Act 1977
• Conservation Act & National
Parks Act (Permits, spotlighting)
• Land Transport Act 1998
(Loaded firearm in vehicle)
• Theft, under the Crimes Act
1961
• Trespass Act 1980
• Offences (various) under the
Arms Act 1983
• Summary Offences Act 1981
(Intentional damage)
It is a privilege to hunt in NZ, not a
right. This privilege is extended to
those who play by the rules. There
is no such thing as “locals’ rights”
(i.e. a belief that you can shoot
in certain areas because you live
in the area). If such a thing ever
existed these days are no longer,
times have changed.
Excuses such as “I’m only crossing
the land to get to my hunting
area”, “I thought I was on DOC
land” (or marginal strip) etc are
well worn and will not wash.
Simply, you have a right to be
there with a permit or permission
from the land owner or you do not.
Remember, there are a lot of eyes
out there watching and taking
notice of what is going on. Hidden
movement sensor cameras are
also becoming very common now.
Poachers be warned. Expect to be
caught; do not expect sympathy
when you are.
A quick message to any duck
hunters reading this. Enjoy the
day, but the drinks come out after
the guns are put away. Don’t leave
firearms in vehicles if you go to the
pub. Police and Fish and Game
will be checking. Please think
‘safety’ all the time.
Poaching won’t be tolerated
on the beat
TOD HOLLEBON
BON
Fiordland Kindergarten pupils
celebrated Easter last week by
dressing as pirates and embarking
on a giant treasure hunt through
Te Anau’s Ivon Wilson Park.
As well as an end-of-term treat,
it was also a chance for the
older children who take part in
the weekly Nature Discovery
Programme at the park to show
the younger children where they
play and learn. There were plenty
of surprises in store, not least
of which was the discovery of a
mermaid sunning herself on a
rock and the rowdy appearance
of “Pirate Polly” from the bushes
who led the young pirates through
a variety of clues and challenges
in their search for Easter egg
treasure.
Young pirates hunt Easter treasure
Pirate Polly leads Fiordland Kindergarten pupils on an Easter treasure hunting
adventure at Ivon Wilson Park on Wednesday.
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